”Faaaaather!~♪”

How had it come to this?

What had you done wrong, for your son to be hunting you down like this?

“HAHAHAHAHAHA,” your son’s laughter was rapidly approaching from behind, his footst—

SPLRTCH!

A burning, slicing sensation suddenly swiped across your back, digging deep enough to cut your spine, and make you fall to the floor.

“Yaaay! I win, I win, I win!”

Your son jumped up and down in delight, waving the bloodstained Firebrand around.

Did he not realize what he had just done?

…

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COOLKIDD’S VISION

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Smudges of what c00lkidd thought was "mud", stained his face and hands, in them which he held his "cool-looking toy".

He watched you, lying on the ground with closed eyes and a weary smile.

…

It made him smile too. Seeing his father happy. Getting to play tag with him. Being able to spend time with him.

“I love you, Father.”

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TRUE VISION

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Blood continued to seep from the deep gash across your back. Fire crackled and bubbled into your skin until it turned black.

Your body continued to lay there— still and unmoving.

And he was watching all of this with a deluded smile and eyes clouded with morbid innocence.

“Oh… right! You must’ve been very tired from all that running…”

Gently placing Firebrand on the ground, he sat beside your dying body, and waited for you to awake.